Bruins drop heartbreaker to Leafs, now meet Beaver Valley in playoffs
The Nelson Leafs picked a great time to win its first game in Grand Forks this season. The Leafs built a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes, then held off a late charge to beat the Border Bruins 5-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Saturday night in the Boundary City. Nelson not only won its first game in the...
Fraudsters pose as RCMP in CRA scam
A fraudster posing as Grand Forks RCMP officer demanded money on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for back taxes, fines and a fee from a Boundary citizen said Sgt. J.(Jim) Fenske in a media release. "The scammer told the citizen that the R.C.M.P. would be arresting the person and "seizing" her children if she did not...
YRB urges caution as winter driving continues for highway driving
Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. is asking the public to use caution when driving the highways in the region after a high amount of moisture was received during the past 24 hours. "We have received 4 mm of rain in the valley over night with steady to heavy rainfall forecasted through the day today," said Marc Dale of YRB. ...
Forthcoming decision on demolition derby holds fate of fall fair
A request to add a demolition derby to the Grand Forks and District Fall Fair this year is expected to be the lynchpin on whether the ailing event continues or not. Declining attendance has put the fall fair on the ropes as the organizers have searched for ways to prop the event up, and keep it strong and intact for future ...
SD51 closes schools for the first time in over 20 years
School District 51 (SD51) is somewhat notorious for not closing on snow days, but icy road conditions have finally pushed pause on this steadfast tradition. Parents and teachers woke up this morning to news that schools across the Boundary would be closed today, Feb....
NPD says online classified ad fraud targeting Nelson residents
There's another scam making its rounds in the Heritage City Sergeant Corey Hoy of the Nelson Police Department said Monday in a media release. Hoy said the new fraud targets Nelson area residents utilizing online classified ads. "Respondents to ads for employment have been receiving fake cheques in the mail," Hoy explained....
Census figures are out: who grew, and by how much?
The 2016 census figures are out, and communities all over Canada can compare their current population figures with the numbers from the 2011 census. In terms of percentage of growth, Rossland leads the pack of local municipalities; from a 2011 head-count of 3,556, Rossland has grown by 4.9% to a 2016 population of 3,729. ...
UPDATED: Winter Storm Warning ends
Environment Canada has ended its Winter Storm Warning for the West Kootenay/Boundary region as the Pacific frontal system has left the area. However, the weather is not going to get better anytime soon as there is a call for a risk of freezing rain Thursday evening with a snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Snow mixed with rain is...
Province pleads not guilty in Lemon Creek fuel spill case
A lawyer for the BC government says provincial officials are pleading not guilty to charges they are responsible for a jet fuel spill in a Slocan Valley creek in 2013. Lawyers for all the involved parties gathered by conference call before a judge in a Nelson courtroom Tuesday morning. The provincial government, fuel company...
GRAND FORKS AIR CADET ATTENDS SPORTS WEEKEND
Air Cadet Colton Rooke from Grand Forks was at the Kootenay Cadet Sports Weekend held at Selkirk College in Castlegar on the weekend of 27-29 January 2017. The Sports weekend had 160 cadets from 12 cadet units from the East and West Kootenays. During the weekend, the cadets did a fitness assessment, team sports, swimming and...
